Did anyone even think to look at the video? Although, I must admit, Barbara Walters was at her snarkiest best, and the GMA chick was horrid, Scott Brown handled this perfectly.
There is no way he is setting himself up as a Pres contender, and in fact stated, “I don’t even have a business card”.
AMEN, norge! Did any of you watch the 1 minute 26 second video clip, or are you commenting on the headline?
In no way did Scott say anything close to "not ruling out" a presidential run in 2012, or that he would be running for president in 2012 in that video clip.
Barbara Walters put the words in his mouth: "There's this talk" that maybe he'll be the next Republican presidential candidate. What "talk"? Who is "talking" about this???
We met Scott Brown and followed his ramshackle campaign bus (and VERY small entourage) - through a snow storm - to 3 rallies on January 18. SO FAR he is one of the most humble politicians I've met and seemed amazed that so many people came out to greet him at the 3 rallies, and in such awful weather.
He stayed at all 3 rallies until he shook every hand and signed anything supporters wanted signed (he even signed a guy's bald head!). How many "rock stars" do you know who do that? All this "rock star" talk is being ginned up by the media.
If Scott Brown loses sight of where he came from and really does start acting like a rock star, well, yeah, then we'll have something to complain about. Geez... give the guy a chance...
I meant to ping you to #71
“AMEN, norge! Did any of you watch the 1 minute 26 second video clip, or are you commenting on the headline?
In no way did Scott say anything close to “not ruling out” a presidential run in 2012, or that he would be running for president in 2012 in that video clip.
Barbara Walters put the words in his mouth: “There’s this talk” that maybe he’ll be the next Republican presidential candidate. What “talk”? Who is “talking” about this???
We met Scott Brown and followed his ramshackle campaign bus (and VERY small entourage) - through a snow storm - to 3 rallies on January 18. SO FAR he is one of the most humble politicians I’ve met and seemed amazed that so many people came out to greet him at the 3 rallies, and in such awful weather.
He stayed at all 3 rallies until he shook every hand and signed anything supporters wanted signed (he even signed a guy’s bald head!). How many “rock stars” do you know who do that? All this “rock star” talk is being ginned up by the media.
If Scott Brown loses sight of where he came from and really does start acting like a rock star, well, yeah, then we’ll have something to complain about. Geez... give the guy a chance...”
Good post, nutmeg. Well done.
I still say no to scott brown as president. Period.
very cool report.
Agreed. We have our “conservative” talk show heroes calling some of us “birthers.”
They did jack sh*t about ObamaCare and Scott Brown helped kill it. People fawn over over some of these RINO talk show types but bash Scott. Leave the guy alone. He has not been seated yet.
Note: Conservative talkers who are true blue and not RINOs.
Rush, Savage, Levin (I think), Hannity (I think), Liddy, Savage, Malzberg, Cunningham, Dennis Miller (I think) and a few others who are not making fun of “birthers.”
Yes, but.... I didn't actually hear Brown rule out running for POTUS in 2012.
WALTERS: Yes. You know when I was with you just a little while ago with the crowd, one of the women said -- behind me -- said, "President 2012." And you said to me -- or under your breath, "That's silly." But do you rule it out?
BROWN: I -- I have to -- I have to tell you, I don't even have a business card. I haven't even been sworn in. I don't have any exploratory committees started. I don't have any -- anything -- it's -- it's overwhelming, and it's extremely humbling. I don't know how -- what else to tell you.
Thanks for the on the ground report. Sen. Menendez of NJ (probably working to flood NJ with Haitians to make it a blue state again) sai we have to drive a wedge between indep and conservatives.
Looks like people are doing this already. Scott started with nothing and on a shoe string doing the impossible. They smeared Sarah and Scott is next.
Sometimes I wonder if some poeple here are Dem operatives or just slow. Give the guy a chance.
I tried to post much much earlier in the thread saying precisely what you said but just then FR went down. I watched the tape and felt the title was misleading at best. The fact he said he ‘didn’t even have a business card yet’ subtly told Walters how preposterous the supposition was IMHO.
Sheesh, nutmeg, no need to ping me. I didn’t criticize Brown, just asked for a halt to the blabber about a Presidential run. I’m pretty sure we’re in full agreement.
We are giving him a chance, but remember his voting record in Mass.(pro choice etc.) shows some left wing stripes to him. We have been burned before. Remember before 2006 the Repubs had the Congress and the Presidency and squandered their opportunity to reduce the size of government and opened the door for the current crop of socialists/communists. Remember what Reagan said “Trust but verify”.
Why did you ping me with this when I didn’t say anything bad about him and don’t need to be reprimanded like a child?